Anita Heiss - Am I Black Enough For You?

Am I Black Enough For You? is one woman’s story of being Aboriginal. Of not speaking her traditional language, of not wearing ochre, and hating sleeping outdoors. Anita Heiss challenges the stereotype of what it is to be black in Australia. She’s known for—together with a number of other Aborigines—taking columnist Andrew Bolt and his publishers to court, and winning. But there’s more to her than that.

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Am I Black Enough For You? is one woman’s story of being Aboriginal. Of not speaking her traditional language, of not wearing ochre, and hating sleeping outdoors. Anita Heiss challenges the stereotype of what it is to be black in Australia. She’s known for—together with a number of other Aborigines—taking columnist Andrew Bolt and his publishers to court, and winning. But there’s more to her than that.